| Another reason may be found in Ezra's reform of the cult in the 5th century bce, in which Yahwism was so firmly established that there was no longer any need for the old polemics against Canaanite religion. |
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| Though not all aspects of the Baal-Asherah cult were completely eradicated, ideas and rituals from that cult were rethought, evaluated, and purified according to those prophets' concept of true Yahwism. |
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| Substantial points of difference remain, however, related to the gulf that existed between Egyptian religion and the revelatory theology of Yahwism. |
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